He was the son of Han Jue (Viscount Xian), and served as zhengqing (正卿) and zhongjunjiang of Jin between 541 and 514 BCE.
[1] Although Han Qi held the post of zhongjunjiang for 27 years, he was largely absent from the central political arena of Jin.
Xun Wu, Shi Yang, Xun Li, and the heads of Zhonghang, Fan, and Zhi clans controlled the Jin state and its army.
They implemented a policy of expansion but only focused on minor states.
Wei Shu (魏舒) succeeded Han Qi to the posts of zhengqing and zhongjunjiang of Jin.